League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Los Angeles County, CA March 2, 2004 Election
	Jayendra Arvindlal "JAY" Shah Answers Questions Candidate for Board of Supervisors; County of Los Angeles; District 4

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Questions & Answers

1. If it were entirely up to you, what measures would you take to address Los Angeles County's fiscal crisis?

1- WE WILL DO FAST AUDIT OF INCOME AND EXPENSES -IN A WEEK BY INDEPENDENT EXPERTS 2-REMOVE FAT- OPEN EXPENSES CONTRACTS- CUT UNNECESSARY ADMIN STAFF-DOUBLE WORKERS. INVESTIGATE -WHY WE CANT HAVE FULL CORRECT INCOME IN OUR TREASURY. START REVIEW OF ALL TYPES OF WORK PROJECTS-NECESSITY OF EACH. PUT SPECIFIC FUNDS FOR NUTRITION OF CHILDREN-SENIOR- AND PROVIDE GOOD QUALITY HEALTH CARE . UTILISE RESOURCES CORRECTLY. CONTROL ABUSES- AND FAVOURS GIVEN BY ALL FIVE SUPERVISORS. ONLY COMPETENTS WILL BE IN CHARGE OF DEPT- OR SERVICES AND NOT STUPIDS- BUDDIES- FAMILIES OR FRIENDS-LOBBIST- VESTED INTEREST OR DONORS FAMILIES. ONSPOT FIRING OF ANY EMPLOYEE WHO MISTREAT PUBLIC OR IGNORES REAL NEED OF CONSUMERS. MOTTO FOR ALL- SERVE AND YOU ARE NOT BOSS OF ANY ONE CONSUMER. STOP RACIST-BIGOTS-.PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL. FISCAL CRISIS ROOT CAUSE IS ROBBING OF RESOURCES AND TREASURY BY BUDDIES - CONTRACTORS OF ALL FIVE SUPERVISORS-. REMOVE- RECALL ALL FIVE AS ENOUGH DAMAGE DONE IN 8-22 YEARS ON SPOT JUDICIAL JUSTICE COURTS TO SETTLE ISSUES IN 30 DAYS LIMIT.COLLECT PROPER TAXES- AND MONEY FROM -RICH EXEMPTED FROIENDS OF ADMINISTRATION. STOP WASTE FROM TOP. $1 SALARY OF SUPERVISORS AND VERY LIMITED EXPENSE ACCOUNT FOR ALL INCLUDING SUPERVISORS. TWO TERMS OF TOTAL 8 YEARS IN POWER TO SERVE AND NOT ABUSE POWER-FOR ALL FIVE SUPERVISORS AS RAMPANT CORRUPTION IS IN LACO HALL OF ADMINISTRATION.PEOPLE-ARE NOT STUPID- OR IDIOT-GET HELP OF BEST COMPETENT AND DISMISS ALL INCOMPETENTS. CREATE ATTITUDE -ATMOSPHERE OF - GOVERNMENT BY PEOPLE,FOR PEOPLE AND OF PEOPLE. RESPECT ALL CITIZENS. SERVE ALL AS THEY NEED HELP- MORE TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED- MORE TO POOR- NO ONE SLEEP HUNGRY IN LACOUNTY EVER AS WE DO HAVE LOT MORE RESOURCES BUT --OUR CORRUPT RICH GUYS POLITICS HAVE SCREW UP ALL OUR PEOPLE IN USA-THEY STEAL- TAKE MILLIONS UNDER TABLE- TAKE ADVANTAGES OF SIMPLE FOLKS AND PUNISHES WHO TALK OF EQUALITY IN DEMOCRACY. ITS SHAMEFUL FOR ALL OF US IN USA- TO TOLERATE FEW CROOKS- POLITICIANS- VESTED INTERESTS- LOBBISTS- DONORS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AS BRIBE TO POLITICIANS- AND WE WORK HARD AND PAY TAXES TOO- TO -SUPPORT 10 % 0F THEM IN USA AS IF THEY ARE ROYALTY OT DICTATOR. BOTH PARTIES TO BLAME AS THEY BOTH -ONE BY ONE IN TURN -JUST WANT TO ROBB OUR CITIZENS. CITIZENS MUST STOP ACTING LIKE MORON .THERE IS SAYING- IN ALL COMMUNITIES- THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF PEOPLE. ---A-CHANDALAS- EVIL DOERS- CRIMINALS- CROOKS -25% THEY DO NOT CARE FOR RIGHT THINGS OR ACTIONS- THEY GET -ALL FOR THEMSELVES BY ALL MEANS THEY HARM SOCIETY OR COUNTRY.B--YES PERSONS-25% CHAMCHAS- THEY SAY YES TO ALL PLANS OF ABOVE GROUP- THEY DO UNDERSTAND-WRONG FROM RIGHT- BUT GO ALONG AS IF ---NO CHOICES.C- CHAKRAMS-- STUPIDS- THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND MUCH AND JOIN ABOVE GROUP. LAST IS D-- SIMPLE FOLKS - GOOD HEARTED- NATIONALISTIC IN NATURE- REAL CREAM OF COMMUNITY - THEY RESIST TO FIGHT FOR RIGHTS-BECAUSE --THEY TRIED- AND FAILED - NOW APATHY. NO INVOLVEMENT IN AFFAIRS OF OWN- OR OTHERS- OR COUNTRY. BUT THEY KNOW- RIGHTS FROM WRONG- THEY JUST GAVE UP REFORMS- OR PARTICIPATION. ALL THREE GROUPS WANT IT AND THEY GOT IT USUALLY IN ALL THE PARTS OF WORLD- IN USA TOO- WE NEED TO CHANGE ATTITUDE OF OUR FOLKS- PLEASE ENCOURAGE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR OWN COUNTY -STATE- COUNTRY AFFAIRS. ITS OUR DUTY AS AMERICAN CITIZEN. THATS THE AMERICAN WAY ONLY. FINALLY- WE MUST HAVE AGENCY TO GET AND PROTECT TRUTH- OR RIGHT THING- STOP LIES OR WRONG THING. OUR ATTITUDE NEEDS TO CHANGE. SECRECY- DECEITFUL ACTS OF PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT OF LACOUNTY MUST STOP IMMEDIATELY AS IT MAKES CREATES- INTOLERABLE SUFFERING OF OUR PEOPLE ITS COMMON SENSE- WE NEED TO RUN LACO AS CORPORATIONS ARE RUN- SOME RESERVES- SOME PROFIT NEEDED AND SERVICE TO CONSUMERS COMES FIRST IN PLANNING TO SURVIVE.

2. SB 921, Senator Kuehl's Single-Payer health care proposal currently in the Legislature, would provide universal health coverage for all Californians. What impact would universal single-payer health coverage have on Los Angeles County's health care provision system?

I WORK FOR LACO DJHS- DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR 27 YEARS. I AM SPECIALIST- IN REHAB MED -PAIN MANAGEMENT- IMPROVING QUALITY OF MED CARE- LAST TITLE IN 94- SETTING THE STANDARDS OF REHAB MED CARE IN ALL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS IN LACOUNTY. I WORKED IN UNICEF - INDIA, UK AS MD - IN CANADA AS FP FOR YEARS. DUE TO CORRUPT POLITICS- WE HAVE MISMANAGED HEALTH CARE TO A POINT OF DISASTER IN COST AND SUBSTANDARD QUALITY MED CARE, MY MOTTO WAS -ADD YEARS TO LIFE AND LIFE TO YEARS. ALSO TOTAL-ONE TIME GOOD MEDICAL CARE CAN SAVE LOT AND SERVE BEST BUT MDS- PROVIDERS OF HEALTH CARE DO NOT HAVE TIME, -AS ITS OPINION OF OWN OR RULED BY ORDERS OF ADMINISTRATION LIKE LACOUNTY DHS. MY SUGGESTION TO IMPROVE QUALITY MED CARE IN LACOUNTY DHS WAS -- LET ALL EMPLOYEESV AND FAMILIES USE OUR OWN CLINICS AND HOSPITALS AS THAT WILL SAVE MILLIONS BUT IMPROVE QUALITY IN GREAT MANNER . NO ONE LISTENS GOOD IDEAS IN LACO DHA FOR 25 YEARS, I WAS ARBITRATOR-IN 79- . STATE MEDICAL PAYS TO LACO FOR POOR CONSUMERS MED CARE- AS FEDERAL GOVN PAYS AS MEDICARE-- BUT DHS CARE IS NOT OF STANDARDS AND WASTE MONEY. THERE IS NO INCENTIVE TO GIVE QUALITY MED CAREAS STATE FUNDS ARE LOW IN DOLLARS. IN CALIF- WE NEED UNIFORMITY OF QUALITY MED CARE . AFTER FEW YEARS -OF SINGLE PAYERS -HEALTH CARE QUALITY WILL BE BETTER ON THE WHOLE - STABILIZING WILL OCCOUR. WASTE WILL STOP - UNNECESSARY SURGERIES- CARE WILL DIMINISH. ; LOOK IN UK - CANADA- NOW- WE HAVE A JUNGLE OF CONFUSED CONSUMERS- INSURANCE COMPANY GIVE MONEY TO ALL POLITICIANS SAME LIKE DRUG COMPANIES-AND ATTORNEYS- AND CROOK PROVIDERS TOO- ALL WANTS STATUIS QUO AS MILLIONS ARE MADE BY THEM. PEOPLE ARE CHEATED-ROBBED DAILY. UNNECESSARY FREE EQUIPMENTS- DRUGS- SURGERIES ARE DONE- BUT NEEDY CANT GET NECESSARY MED CARE, I SAY-- -ALL CITIZENS HAVE BIRTH RIGHT FOR GOOD MED CARE-& GOOD NUTRITI9N FOR ALL WOMEN,CHILDREN AND SENIORS IS MUST IN OUR USA ASAP. ON LONG RANGE- LIKE IN UK- OR CANADA-- OUR USA WILL BENEFIT AS HEALTH STANDARDS WILL IMPROVE. PEOPLE IN GHETTO- POOR CHILDREN- MOTHERS WILL HAVE BETTER LIFE AS NOW- WE LOOSE LOT MORE DUE TO INCOME AND HEALTH CARE DIFFERENCES IN LACOUNTY TOO- QUALITY OF MED CARE WILL IMPROVE EVENTUALLY. ALSO WE WILL BENEFIT AS ALL OUR CITIZENS WILL HAVE SOME COMMON BENEFITS- EQUALITY IS ESTABLISHED. LACO WILL SAVE MONEY IN PREMIUMS -LOT TO KAISER PLAN OR BLUE SHIELD ETC ETC POOR CITIZENS - HOMELESS ARE NOT BORN JUST BECAUSE OF OWN FAULT. WE CAN IMPROVE EDUCATION IN HEALTH CARE FIELD- IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE TOO. PREVENTIVE WORK QUALITY CAN BENEFIT-IMPROVE TOO. I THINITS WIN WIN SITUATION FOR LACO - CALF STATE RESIDENTS. ITS LONG OVERDUE FOR NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM. OUR MAIN DUTY AS COUNTRY IS- BEST MED CARE TO ALL- ALL MEANS ALL CITIZENS. ITS LIKE MEDICARE BILL IN 60S- NOW ALL-EVERYONE IS HAPPY AS SENIORS-- THAT ITS A GREAT IDEA . WE ARE AS COUNTRY MUCH BETTER OFF IN HEALTH FIELD DUE TO MEDICARE IDEAS. LOT OF TIME CAN BE SAVED IN CLINICS AND HOSPITALS AS -- NO NEED TO LOOK FOR DIFFERENT PLANS - OR INSURANCES. WE WILL NOT IN LACO- HAVE ONLY POOR PATIENTS AS THAN ALL TYPES OF SPECIALIST CAN BE USED BY ANYONE IN COMMUNITY. STANDARDS OF MED CARE WILL IMPROVE TOO. ITS A GREAT IDEAS- MINI NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE IN CALIF- OR LACOUNTY.